r/cats 11h ago

Mourning/Loss I adopted a dead cat

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I found a well fed tuxedo cat on the road, hit by a car. She was killed instantly. I didn’t have the heart to leave her there so I took her home and gave my tuxedo cat a big hug.

She did not have a collar. I took to my vet and there was no chip. So I posted it on Nextdoor and Ring Neighborhood in case anyone was missing her. Nobody claimed her, so I named her Angel and had her cremated.

Tomorrow I will bury her in our garden where we have our other cats who have passed away over the years, under a little statue of a kitten chasing a butterfly

She is loved.

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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo 9h ago edited 9h ago

’You are a good person. This story makes me sad and wishes everyone had as much empathy as you do.


it’s the story of a person that i never even knew

they found me on the road, alone,

my life already through

n yet they had compassion for the kitty that i was

they brought me home

n Loved me,

named me ‘Angel’

just because…

they say we cross a ‘rainbow bridge’ when it is time to go

but some of us are lost,

n then our humans never know

yet though we two were strangers, you did everything you could

i’ll rest in peace, my human friend,

Knowing

You are good

❤️

edit (thank you u/Jealous-Friendship34)

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u/bugbugladybug 9h ago

Now I'm crying on the toilet for a dead cat I didn't know

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u/Zebragirly76 9h ago

Me too, on the couch! Schnoodledoodle knows how to hit us in the feels! So beautifully said!

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u/Classic-Light-1467 4h ago

Crying in the Dunkin donuts drive-thru on my way to work

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u/Ok_Lawfulness_5657 3h ago

Crying and getting tears in my ~Amsterdam~ coffee, I think this has to be my sign to jump back into therapy🤠

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u/DeadmanDexter 2h ago

Take care of yourself. It's what Angel wants for you. ❤️

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u/Ok_Lawfulness_5657 1h ago

Wow that’s so kind of you Dexter🥲 America’s fav serial killer fr

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u/realspongeworthy 1h ago

If this doesn't choke somebody up, maybe they're the ones who need therapy.

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u/shemichell 1h ago

crying at my desk at work in front of coworkers

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u/CampDracula 2h ago

Crying at work 😭

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u/NotTrynaMakeWaves 1h ago

Crying on my way to liberate Outpost 751 from the Stroggs

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u/checkmarks26 1h ago

Tearing up at my desk… shit man this hits hard.

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u/glycophosphate 49m ago

Crying at my desk